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Ilford 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following diseases are notifiable to the Medical Officer of Health:
| 1. Under Section 144 and 343, Public Health Act, 1936. | |
| Smallpox. | Enteric fever (Typhoid and Paratyphoid). |
| Cholera. | |
| Diphtheria. | Relapsing Fever. |
| Membranous Croup. | Anthrax (made notifiable by the Local Authority as from 1/4/22). |
| Erysipelas. | |
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever. | Pemphigus Neonatorum (made notifiable by Local Authority as from 29/6/29) |
| Typhus Fever. | |
| 2. Under Regulations of the Ministry of Health. | |
| Plague | L.G.B. Order, 19/9/1900. |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | The Puerperal Pyrexia (Amendment) Regulations, 1954. |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | P.H. (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Regulations, 1926. |
| Acute Primary and Acute | P.H. (Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1953. |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | |
| Dysentery | |
| Malaria | |
| Tuberculosis | P.H. (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952. |
| Acute Rheumatism (up to 16 years) | The Acute Rheumatism Regulations, 1953. |
| Measles and Whooping Cough | The Measles and Whooping Cough Regulations, 1940. |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | P.H. (Acute Poliomyelitis, Acute Encephalitis and Meningococcal Infection) Regulations, 1949. |
| Acute Encephalitis | |
| Meningococcal Infection | |
| 3. By Local Act. | |
| Food Poisoning | llford Corporation Act, 1937, and Food and Drugs Act, 1938. |
In addition to the above diseases notifiable to the Medical Officer of
Health, certain industrial diseases are notifiable to the Chief Inspector of
Factories, Home Office, under Section 66 of the Factories Act, 1937. These
are cases of Lead, Phosphorus, Arsenical or Mercurial Poisoning or Anthrax
contracted in any factory. The Secretary of State can add other diseases
to those mentioned by Regulation.
The total number of deaths of llford residents from the following infectious diseases during 1954 and 1955 were as follows: —
| 1954 | 1955 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — |
| Influenza | 8 | 11 |
| Tuberculosis—Pulmonary | 26 | 19 |
| Other forms | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 77 | 83 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | — | — |
| Totals | 114 | 116 |